Police
The Genetic Panopticon
Be warned: the DNA detectives are on the prowl. Whatever skeletons may be lurking on your family tree or in your closet, whatever crimes you may have committed, whatever associations you may have with those on the government’s most wanted lists: the police state is...
Supreme Court Effectively Grants Absolute Immunity to Federal Cops
The Supreme Court let stand two appellate court opinions that in effect give federal agents and local police deputized as federal agents absolute immunity from prosecution. The High Court’s refusal to hear these two cases follows on the heels of its decision...
San Diego City Council Guts Surveillance Ordinance to Protect Federal Task Forces
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (June 29, 2022) – The San Diego City Council bowed to police pressure and gutted a proposed ordinance to create oversight and transparency for surveillance programs by exempting local cops serving on federal task forces. The ordinance drafted...
St. Louis Bans No-Knock Warrants
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (June 22, 2022) – Last week, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order banning no-knock warrants. The ban takes a step toward nullifying several Supreme Court opinions in practice and effect. Mayor Jones signed the executive order...